Rahul Gandhi's remarks on condition of Dalits, Muslims in India 'bitter truth': Mayawati
Lucknow, Jun 2: BSP chief Mayawati on Friday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's recent remarks on the 'miserable condition' of Dalits and Muslims in the country is a "bitter truth" for which previous governments of the Congress, the BJP and other parties at the Centre were responsible.
In a series of tweets in Hindi, she said, "The statement given by (former Congress president) Rahul Gandhi during his US tour pertaining to the miserable condition of crores of Dalits and Muslims, and the insecurity to their lives and religion, in India, is a bitter truth for which the governments of the Congress, BJP and other parties at the Centre, were completely responsible."
"Irrespective of the government of the Congress or the BJP in different states, including UP, injustice, atrocities and exploitation of the poor and deprived (sections of society) by those belonging to the majority section has been a common thing. It was only during the BSP government in UP that the rule of law was established and justice was done to everyone," she said.
"Along with this, history is filled with 'black chapters' of innumerable communal riots and casteist incidents (triggered) for political and electoral self-interest...," Mayawati tweeted.
Gandhi had on Thursday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would be "decimated" in the next three-four assembly elections by the Congress, emphasising that they have the basic requirements needed to defeat the ruling party which do not have the support of the vast majority of the Indian population.
He also said that the Muslim League party was "a completely secular party, there is nothing non-secular about the Muslim League...", defending the Congress's alliance with the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) in Kerala.
Gandhi is in the United States for a three-city tour.
1. कांग्रेस के पूर्व अध्यक्ष द्वारा अमेरिकी दौरे में भारत के करोड़ों दलितों व मुस्लिम समाज की दयनीय दशा एवं उनके जान-माल, मजहब की असुरक्षा आदि के बारे में दिया गया बयान ऐसी कड़वी सच्चाई है जिसके लिए केन्द्र में कांग्रेस, बीजेपी व अन्य पार्टियों की रही सरकारें पूर्ण रूप से दोषी।
— Mayawati (@Mayawati) June 2, 2023
2. देश में यूपी सहित अन्य राज्यों में कांग्रेस की सरकार हो या बीजेपी अथवा सपा की, बहुसंख्यक बहुजन समाज के गरीबों व वंचितों पर हर स्तर पर अन्याय-अत्याचार व शोषण आम बात है, जबकि यूपी में केवल बीएसपी की रही सरकार में कानून द्वारा कानून का राज स्थापित करके सबके साथ न्याय किया गया।
— Mayawati (@Mayawati) June 2, 2023
3. साथ ही, राजनीतिक व चुनावी स्वार्थ हेतु अनवरत व अनगिनत साम्प्रदायिक दंगों व जातिवादी घटनाओं के काले अध्यायों से इतिहास भरा है, जिसके लिए आरोप-प्रत्यारोप होते हैं, किन्तु इन कारणों से इन वर्गों के लोग अपना हितैषी संविधान होने के बावजूद लगातार शोषित-पीड़ित व लाचार हैं।
— Mayawati (@Mayawati) June 2, 2023
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Mercury likely to touch 44 deg C in Delhi; IMD issues alert for heatwave-like conditions
New Delhi (PTI): Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 26.2 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 2.4 notches below the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department.
The weather department has forecast partly cloudy sky with an orange alert for heatwave-like conditions at isolated places by the evening.
The maximum temperature is expected to reach around 44 degrees Celsius on Sunday, the IMD said.
The relative humidity in the capital was recorded at 43 per cent at 8.30 am.
The air quality was 'poor' at 9 am, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 223, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.
According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.
